Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 f87ddaebfd475750…

MALICIOUS

PDF

14.4 KB Created: 2009-11-15 19:41:70 Authoring application: PDF Library 4.3.9 (via PDF Library 3.9.7)
MD5: f98a35744e8a0ccf5cde3a61f1435cc3 SHA-1: b1d462c855b73266bf7989ddd5449306a6ed12b5 SHA-256: f87ddaebfd475750164d9883b887287f6de5029bfe8f60cd1aa988e04a3b65c4
166 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1059.001 PowerShell T1204.002 Malicious File

The PDF file was flagged by multiple heuristics, including a critical ClamAV detection for 'Pdf.Dropper.Agent-7325842-0' and an extracted artifact detection of 'Win.Trojan.Agent-36166'. The presence of embedded JavaScript, indicated by 'PDF_JAVASCRIPT' and 'PDF_JS' heuristics, strongly suggests that the PDF is designed to execute malicious code. This script likely downloads and executes a secondary payload, a common technique for dropper malware.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9999

Heuristics 4

  • ClamAV: Pdf.Dropper.Agent-7325842-0 critical CLAMAV_DETECTION
    ClamAV detected this file as malware: Pdf.Dropper.Agent-7325842-0
  • ClamAV detection on extracted artifact critical EXTRACTED_FILE_CLAMAV
    ClamAV flagged at least one file extracted from inside this sample. Even when the wrapping document carries no AV detection of its own, a hit on the carved artifact is a strong indicator the sample is a delivery vehicle.
  • JavaScript action low PDF_JAVASCRIPT
    PDF contains a /JavaScript action. Generic JavaScript is common in benign forms; specific dangerous APIs are scored by separate rules.
  • Embedded JS stream low PDF_JS
    PDF references a /JS stream. Generic JavaScript is common in benign forms; specific dangerous APIs are scored by separate rules.

Extracted artifacts 1

Files carved from inside the sample during analysis.

FilenameKindSourceSize
javascript_obj0007_000.js
d27d7925fa8ee03322ba8d3469d0038b1ec27abea24456c806ddfb08e483cf26
pdf-javascript-stream PDF /JS object 7 at offset 0x1A5 74613 bytes
Detection
ClamAV: Win.Trojan.Agent-36166
Obfuscation or payload: unlikely